While doomscrolling through Facebook one day in July, I came across someone in a film group selling a large-format lens. I already owned a Schneider 90mm lens that I used with my Tachihara and Graflex Pacemaker, but the lens for sale was a Schneider-Kreuznach Super-Angulon 90mm f/8 with a Copal shutter. I was drawn to […]
Read More Schneider Kreuznach Super-Angulon LensPinhole photos taken with the RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z camera at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Camera: RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z (2024)Film: J. Lane Dry PlateProcess: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 5 Min @ 20°CScanned: Epson V700 Photo Camera: RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z (2024)Film: Ilford HP5+Process: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 5 Min @ 20°CScanned: Epson V700 Photo
Read More Pinhole Cemetery PhotosSince diving into film photography in 2013, pinhole photography has captivated me. The idea of producing an image with such a simple setup—a light-tight box, a pinhole instead of a lens, and film—is truly fascinating. I’ve learned that pinhole photography is not just about the final image but also about the process of creating something […]
Read More RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z Pinhole CameraTachihara Camera Works was founded in 1925 by Maso Tachihara and based in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The hand-crafted cameras are made of 300 to 500-year-old Hok-Zakura, a type of cherry wood that only grows in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. This wood is meticulously dried for three years before being utilized in crafting the cameras. […]
Read More The Tachihara 4×5 Field CameraOne thing I’ve learned from my fellow film photography nerds Jim Grey and Alex Luyckx is there’s always something local you can photograph. My wife likes to call them our Saturday Adventures. We’ll often pick a city or place we’ve never been in Utah and spend a Saturday there. The following pictures were taken along […]
Read More Saturday AdventuresBack in November 2019, my friend Maurice offered up a Kodak Master View monorail camera. Yes, it’s taken me this long to get around to using it. Along with the free camera, Maurice sold me a Kodak Commercial Ektar, 8 ½ inch, f/6.3, 215mm lens. The lens was manufactured by Ilex Optical and was designed […]
Read More Kodak Master ViewThis post wouldn’t be possible without my good friend, Maurice Greeson. Last winter, I was talking to Maurice about what an interesting camera I thought the Super Speed Graphic was. How you rotate the lens clockwise to cock the shutter, and the built-in electric shutter. Sure enough, Maurice had one and loaned it to me. […]
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